On this quiet Sunday the mainstream media announced that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who has been personally battling the after effects of a shooting in a Tucson strip mall a little more than a year ago, will not be seeking re-election and has resigned her House seat. Ms. Giffords made her announcement with the grace and […]
Bond Street: The Cradle of Baires Subculture
Bond Street: The Cradle of Baires Subculture Walking down Calle Santa Fe through the posh Recoleta district of Buenos Aires, one can spend hours window shopping the best of Argentine and international style. Continue past Calle Peña and the smell of tobacco (among other things) emanating from a cavern gallery hints at the alternative world […]
Scientific report highlights Arctic oil and gas reserves
Scientific report highlights Arctic oil and gas reserves By Jo Hedesan SUNDAY MAY 31, 2009 Photographer: Central Intelligence Agency (The International) — In a report published yesterday, May 29, in the Science magazine, a group of researchers led by Donald Gautier from the U.S. Geological Survey has shown that about 30% of the undiscovered gas reserves and […]
New year is marked with bombing by Israel in Gaza
Gaza city: Today the whole world is enjoying the celebrations of the New Year, the people of Gaza are looking at the sky-gods for mercy and help but instead of them, only the fighter jets with their deafening sound, pounding the hearts of the innocent civilians. A resolution came from the Arab countries, forwarded […]
Ros-Lehtinen Hangs Up On Obama Not Once, But Twice
The 2008 United States Presidential Election race has come and gone. One can say that this was a very interesting election year. So far, it was quite the bumpy and turbulent ride. There were plenty of memorable moments. One memorable moment in the days before US Election Day on November 4 would be the prank […]
Unfair Trade Kills
Posted by Leo W. Gerard to AFL-CIO NOW With a motorcycle police escort, the United Steelworkers (USW) “Toxic Trader” puppet lurched down Pennsylvania Avenue, past the White House last week, on his way to the Grand Hyatt Hotel on H Street in Washington, D.C. That is where the Bush administration-backed Import Safety Summit […]